Comments on: A Venn Diagram, The Union Of Which Is A Joke http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:16:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: My Tiny Kingdom » Venn Diagram: Soccer and Society http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-10502 My Tiny Kingdom » Venn Diagram: Soccer and Society Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:18:57 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-10502 [...] been a while since I did a Venn diagram for you, and I’m not sure I can end it all with a penis joke as I did last time. I’ll [...] [...] been a while since I did a Venn diagram for you, and I’m not sure I can end it all with a penis joke as I did last time. I’ll [...]

]]> By: Karyn http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3192 Karyn Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:55:21 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3192 Hm. I'm a Bostonian. I'd figure you'd have a southern accent... because, oh, I don't know, you're from the south. I think it's nice. I do rally against the Bwostin accent because it grates on my nerves so much when I hear it at the dinner table - kawn on the kawb, noo yawk, double a bat'rees, hahvid yahd, tayoter camry. But then I'll hear the announcers over the loudspeaker at fenway and my heart goes all warm and fuzzy and I stop droppin' my ahs and geeze an next thing ya know, I sound just like a bwostin gerl attendin' hahvid. (I'm confident you can't be an axe murderer; you haven't the time.) (And that Bananarama song - penis - omigosh. rofl.) Hm. I’m a Bostonian. I’d figure you’d have a southern accent… because, oh, I don’t know, you’re from the south. I think it’s nice. I do rally against the Bwostin accent because it grates on my nerves so much when I hear it at the dinner table - kawn on the kawb, noo yawk, double a bat’rees, hahvid yahd, tayoter camry.
But then I’ll hear the announcers over the loudspeaker at fenway and my heart goes all warm and fuzzy and I stop droppin’ my ahs and geeze an next thing ya know, I sound just like a bwostin gerl attendin’ hahvid.

(I’m confident you can’t be an axe murderer; you haven’t the time.)

(And that Bananarama song - penis - omigosh. rofl.)

]]> By: Jodi http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3190 Jodi Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:45:35 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3190 I'm with Kathy. After spending most of my teens and twenties trying to sound like one of those nondescript talking heads on the news, I finally embraced my true nature and resumed dragging out rs and dropping gs with wild abandon. I was even picked out by a fellow Alabamian while shopping at a tiny little gift shop in Kauai. She said, "You must be from Alabama. I'd recognize those flat vowels anywhere." Gotta love it! Also, the fact that you remember what a Venn diagram is and can apply it in a funny/interesting manner just puts you on a much higher pedestal than I already had you. I’m with Kathy. After spending most of my teens and twenties trying to sound like one of those nondescript talking heads on the news, I finally embraced my true nature and resumed dragging out rs and dropping gs with wild abandon. I was even picked out by a fellow Alabamian while shopping at a tiny little gift shop in Kauai. She said, “You must be from Alabama. I’d recognize those flat vowels anywhere.” Gotta love it! Also, the fact that you remember what a Venn diagram is and can apply it in a funny/interesting manner just puts you on a much higher pedestal than I already had you.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3184 Kathy Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:59:22 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3184 I'm from the "American by birth, Southern by the grace of God" group. I can't imagine living anywhere other than right here with my accent, 100 degree heat, and the wonderful humidity. Except maybe the beach. :) But seriously, I wouldn't change any of it for the world. Nowhere are the people as great as Alabama. I’m from the “American by birth, Southern by the grace of God” group. I can’t imagine living anywhere other than right here with my accent, 100 degree heat, and the wonderful humidity. Except maybe the beach. :)

But seriously, I wouldn’t change any of it for the world. Nowhere are the people as great as Alabama.

]]> By: Stephanie Honeycutt http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3183 Stephanie Honeycutt Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:04:45 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3183 That joke is great!! I love it!! I have a few words that I'd like to share that my hubby AND his mother go really heavy on the southern accent... Towel pronounced Tal (short "a" like in apple) Police pronounced Poe leez Valentine's day is Valentimes day.... and my least fave: Walmart MIL cannot get this right- for her it is "Wawl Marks" That joke is great!! I love it!!

I have a few words that I’d like to share that my hubby AND his mother go really heavy on the southern accent…

Towel pronounced Tal (short “a” like in apple)
Police pronounced Poe leez
Valentine’s day is Valentimes day….
and my least fave:
Walmart MIL cannot get this right- for her it is “Wawl Marks”

]]> By: Alex http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3182 Alex Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:14:27 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3182 Love the joke. LOVE. IT. And the heat? I finally had to tell my hubby to shut the hell up about it. He walks around all day, "sure is hot today" or "you think it's hotter today than it was yesterday?" or, my favorite, said this am as he was exiting the bathroom, "gonna be a hot one today, babe". Aaaaagggrrrrhhh! Stop it with the hot talk! All it does is make me sweat more. And the fact that our thermostat is reading 78 degrees in the heat (that word again) of the afternoon isn't helping. And our poor A/C unit? I can't even talk about it. It's a miracle that thing hasn't just thrown in the towel and said, "To hell with it, I'm moving up North where I can get a break every now and then". I told the hubs that I have even noticed that the massive groups of bikers that ride through our neighborhood on a daily basis look hot and cranky.....and you know those people are machines!!!!! I think I'm going to take my lunch break and head to the bookstore where they keep it at a nice cool 65 degrees (365 days a year, at that!). Love the joke. LOVE. IT.

And the heat? I finally had to tell my hubby to shut the hell up about it. He walks around all day, “sure is hot today” or “you think it’s hotter today than it was yesterday?” or, my favorite, said this am as he was exiting the bathroom, “gonna be a hot one today, babe”. Aaaaagggrrrrhhh! Stop it with the hot talk! All it does is make me sweat more. And the fact that our thermostat is reading 78 degrees in the heat (that word again) of the afternoon isn’t helping. And our poor A/C unit? I can’t even talk about it. It’s a miracle that thing hasn’t just thrown in the towel and said, “To hell with it, I’m moving up North where I can get a break every now and then”. I told the hubs that I have even noticed that the massive groups of bikers that ride through our neighborhood on a daily basis look hot and cranky…..and you know those people are machines!!!!! I think I’m going to take my lunch break and head to the bookstore where they keep it at a nice cool 65 degrees (365 days a year, at that!).

]]> By: momumo http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3181 momumo Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:26:43 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3181 rofl... I am delighted by your mother's joke - cannot wait to share it with my mother this weekend as we get out of our heat and up into the mountains for a well deserved break (hoping she handles the altitude okay, she had heart surgery last year and hasn't been to altitude yet)... my mother will just roar at the entire story! p.s. -- Coloradans have no accent at all, except as my daughter will point out, we do say warsh (wash) and crik (creek) but that only weird old natives say that, and most people do not and I should find a way to stop sounding strange! rofl… I am delighted by your mother’s joke - cannot wait to share it with my mother this weekend as we get out of our heat and up into the mountains for a well deserved break (hoping she handles the altitude okay, she had heart surgery last year and hasn’t been to altitude yet)… my mother will just roar at the entire story!

p.s. — Coloradans have no accent at all, except as my daughter will point out, we do say warsh (wash) and crik (creek) but that only weird old natives say that, and most people do not and I should find a way to stop sounding strange!

]]> By: Grammie http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3180 Grammie Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3180 I'm glad to see that the toasty (oppressive) heat and humidity (outdoor sauna) haven't taken away your wonderful sense of humor. Have a nice weekend! I’m glad to see that the toasty (oppressive) heat and humidity (outdoor sauna) haven’t taken away your wonderful sense of humor.

Have a nice weekend!

]]> By: lauren http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3179 lauren Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:04:58 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3179 Oh my gosh, I just watched the video for the first time. It's so funny! I love the boys' dance moves! How did the triathlon go last weekend? Oh my gosh, I just watched the video for the first time. It’s so funny! I love the boys’ dance moves!

How did the triathlon go last weekend?

]]> By: For The Love... http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3177 For The Love... Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:54:08 +0000 http://www.mytinykingdom.com/2007/08/16/a-venn-diagram-the-union-of-which-is-a-joke/#comment-3177 Love it! I have 2 boys and they are all about the penis. I feel your pain about the heat, I am 3 hours south of you and cooking in my own juices. Never thought I would see the day that we would be so desperate for rain and a break from the heat that people would be hoping for a little tropical action. Love it! I have 2 boys and they are all about the penis. I feel your pain about the heat, I am 3 hours south of you and cooking in my own juices. Never thought I would see the day that we would be so desperate for rain and a break from the heat that people would be hoping for a little tropical action.

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